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The Head Football Athletic Trainer serves as a liaison between Rice Athletics and the Rice community's allied health professionals, team physicians (including specialty physicians) and clinicians at Houston Methodist Hospital, university counseling services, and local/campus emergency medical systems to coordinate and provide the appropriate care for the overall health and well-being of the university's student-athletes. The Head Football Athletic Trainer works with the Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine and Performance, athletes, athletic staff, community health care providers and other members of the campus and community.

Workplace Requirements:

This position is on campus, and hours will be determined by the team’s schedule; it will require regular travel to away competitions and exposure to weather conditions.  In addition, this position will be asked to assist in the setup and running of practices, which may require moving equipment weighing up to 50lbs and spending significant time on one’s feet.

Workplace Location: 

This position is exclusively on-site, necessitating all duties to be performed in-person on campus. Per Rice policy 440, work arrangements may be subject to change.

Minimum Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree
• Current Texas State Athletic Training License or Eligible and/or NATABOC Certification
• Three or more (3+) years of related experience

Preferences:

• Master’s or other terminal degree
• 5+ years of high-level Football AT experience
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe 
• Additional credentials such as FMS, SFMA, PES, CES, BFR, IASTM, Dry Needling, PRI, Physical Therapy, CSCS credentials or equivalent

Hiring Range: Commensurate basedon education and experience 

Essential Functions:

• Directs all aspects of student athlete medical care including scheduling appointments, coordinating rehab, medical records requests, pre-participation physicals, etc.
• Serves as the football facility athletic training room director
• Supervises and mentors football athletic training staff and other staff members as assigned
• Leads football staff/sports medicine communication 
• Organizes schedule for medical care for football practices and workouts
• Runs day-to-day operations of treatments/rehab for football sports medicine
• Conducts meetings with football coaches and provides injury reports (daily)
• Travels with the football team for home and away events to provide on-site medical care
• Sets professional standards and emergency action plans and protocols in conjunction with the Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine and Performance
• Creates and reviews sports medicine procedural forms
• Coordinates concussion protocol in conjunction with the Assistant Athletic Director for Medical Services
• Provides administration and staff supervision at football games and other events as assigned
• Serves as CPR and emergency services contact for Rice University PD (RUPD) and Rice EMS (REMS) including upkeep of emergency supplies and ordering and maintaining emergency equipment for department and yearly emergency preparedness meeting
• Oversees supply ordering for sports medicine department
• Oversee Rice Sports Medicine documentation QA/QI utilizing Teamworks EMR
• Maintains and controls all therapeutic and modality equipment/needs
• Manages compliance issues (liaison for hardship waivers, Medical DQs, etc.) for football
• Provides additional regional/event coverage (American Conference/NCAA tournaments, regionals, etc.) as needed
• Serves as Rice University representative to the American Conference for football
• Other duties as assigned

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Rice University is committed to ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity and welcoming the fullness of diversity into our candidate pools. Rice considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status. Rice also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. If an applicant requires a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please get in touch with Rice University’s Human Resources Office via email at facstaffada@rice.edu for support.

If you have any additional questions, please email us at jobs@rice.edu . Thank you for your interest in employment with Rice University.